Antonios Koniaris

Antonios Koniaris
Αντώνης Κόνιαρης
No. 6 – Panathinaikos Athens
Position Point guard
League Greek League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1997-09-30) September 30, 1997
Chania, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 PAOK (Greece)
2014–present Panathinaikos (Greece)
Medals
Competitor for  Greece
Men's Basketball
TBF International Under-16 Tournament
2013 Sakarya National Team
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
2013 Ukraine National Team

Antonios Koniaris (alternate spelling: Antonis) (Greek: Αντώνης Κόνιαρης; born September 30, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek League and the Euroleague. He is a 1.96 m (6'5") tall point guard.

Career

Koniaris began playing basketball during primary school in 2006 joining a local team in Akrotiri, Chania. His pro career started in 2013, signing for the Greek League club PAOK. On 24 July 2014, Koniaris' manager, Tasos Delimpaltadakis, announced via Twitter that Panathinaikos had signed a young point guard. Some hours after this, Panathinaikos announced the signing of Koniaris for 5 years.[1][2]

Greek national team

With the junior national teams of Greece, Koniaris won the gold medal at the 2013 TBF International Under-16 Tournament in Sakarya, Turkey, where he helped Greece win the gold medal. He was named to the tournament's All-Tournament Team, and was also named the MVP of the tournament. He also won the bronze medal at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[3]

He also played at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.

He was called by Ilias Papatheodorou to play at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, but he was suffering from OCD on the right ankle, which ruled him out.

Awards and accomplishments

Club career

Greek national team

References

  1. ↑ Euroleague.net Panathinaikos gets guard prospect Koniaris.
  2. ↑ PAOBC.gr Στον Παναθηναϊκό και ο Κόνιαρης (Greek).
  3. ↑ FIBA.com Antonios KONIARIS (GRE).

External links

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